MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive307% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190221
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateMay 21 '19 at 16:20
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 97.7
1-Core 158
2-Core 315
104% 190 Pts
4-Core 630
8-Core 1,238
110% 934 Pts
64-Core 1,231
76% 1,231 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 108%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2552 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 149
Parallax 139
113% 142 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 138
Splatting 110
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
366GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 791 608 602 583 598 588 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
307% Outstanding
Read 2,366
Write 2,109
Mixed 1,487
SusWrite 628
368% 1,648 MB/s
4K Read 69.1
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 94.1
310% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,869
DQ Write 1,612
DQ Mixed 1,641
1,257% 1,707 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 307%
Great: 340%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
439GB free
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1462 1477 1474 1224 104 141 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
246% Outstanding
Read 1,386
Write 1,446
Mixed 1,011
SusWrite 980
271% 1,206 MB/s
4K Read 57.9
4K Write 207
4K Mixed 87.9
310% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 636
DQ Write 904
DQ Mixed 270
344% 603 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 246%
Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 208 210 208 203 207 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 149
Write 129
Mixed 69.2
SusWrite 204
100% 138 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
222% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 101%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3232 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 41
MC Write 39
MC Mixed 29.1
104% 36.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.8
SC Write 39
SC Mixed 32.1
89% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 47.6
84% 47.6 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 103%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 6,508 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) - $450

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 116% - Outstanding Total price: $1,121
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